Spring Festival
How is Chinese New Year different from the January 1st new year?
• Celebrate ['selɪbreɪt] vt. 庆祝；举行 • Lantern Festival. ['læ ntən] n. 灯笼 • Lunar [‘luːnə] adj. 月亮的，阴历的 • Calendar ['kæ lɪndə] n. 日历
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• And some people like to wear new clothes to symbolize a new beginning for the new year. The outfits usually contain the color red, as it is believed that red will scare away evil spirits and bad fortune.
Envelope ['envələup] n. 信封 Reflect [rɪ'flekt] vt. 反映 Honor ab(ə)n] adj. [数] 偶数的 Odd [ɒd] adj. 奇数的 Funeral ['fjuːn(ə)r(ə)l] n. 葬礼
special meaning. I’d like to talk about one – fish. As the Chinese phrase: “May there be surplus every year” sounds the same as “may there be fish every year.”
What do people do during Chinese New Year?
Reunion [riː‘juːnjən; -ɪən] n. 重聚 Surplus ['sɜːpləs] n. 剩余 Phrase [freiz] n. 短语, 习语
• Family members get together for a reunion dinner • During dinner people eat many different traditional dishes that have
• Another important tradition is to give some money to family members in a red envelope.
• This is done to reflect good luck and honorability.
• The amount of money should be even, because odd numbers are associated with funerals, however, some people do not really care about this anymore.
That Chinese New year is celebrated according to the lunar Calendar Begin on the first day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar and ends of the 15th . This day is called the Lantern Festival.
Symbolize ['simbəlaiz] vt. 象征 Outfit ['aʊtfɪt] 全套装备 Contain [kən'tein] vt. 包含 Scare away 把…吓跑 Evil spirits ['iːv(ə)l; -vɪl] adj. 邪恶的 Fortune ['fɔːtʃuːn; -tʃ(ə)n] n. 财富；命运